Chapter 643: Sidestory 056 I’m moved, but I can never move you (Second Update)

Lei Qian awoke to find herself back at Wan Quan’s previous home.

She was alone in Wan Quan’s bed, observing the somewhat empty room.

The room was still littered with Wan Quan’s things, a sad reminder of what once was.

She got out of bed.

Upon opening the bedroom door, she found Mu Cidian sitting on the couch.

He hadn’t slept; just sitting there.

She felt a twinge of heartache.

In recent days, Mu Cidian seemed to have suddenly become thinner and his beard had grown, giving him a haggard look.

She silently went over to him, “I’m sorry, I fell asleep.”

Mu Cidian gave her a glance, “You’ve been working hard these past few days.”

“I’m fine, but you… you need to rest. You haven’t slept since Auntie passed away… You can’t keep going like this.”

Mu Cidian didn’t respond.

He said, “I made some porridge, you can eat some if you’re hungry. I need to go out for a bit.”

“Mu Cidian.” Lei Qian stopped him.

Mu Cidian looked at her.

Lei Qian said, “This is a note I found in Auntie’s hospital room. You didn’t notice it at the time – I found it when I was cleaning up.”

Mu Cidian took the note.

On it was indeed Wan Quan’s handwriting.

She wrote, “Cidian, I have not lived a very happy life. The only things that kept me going were my hatred and you. Now, diagnosed with terminal cancer and with only limited time left, I no longer have the strength to continue. I’m a woman who has always been strong and I cannot accept that I’m stricken with such a disease and it is beyond cure. I prefer to leave this world in my own way.

Cidian, I know you might be heartbroken, but this is what I believe to be the best for me.

Don’t be sad.

Finally, before my death, I hope you can do me a favor. Give up on Xin Zaozao and be good to Lei Qian.

Underneath, I can be at peace and reunite with your father.

Mother: Wan Quan’s final letter.”

Mu Cidian just stared.

He just stared at each word and sentence on the note.

Everything before him was a blur.

Looking at the state of Mu Cidian, Lei Qian felt a deep pang of heartache. She said, “Auntie was too strong, she couldn’t accept that she had such a disease. If it weren’t for Xin Zaozao, Auntie wouldn’t have known she was sick, and she wouldn’t have chosen to commit suicide…”

Mu Cidian still remained silent.

Lei Qian also chose silence.

She changed the topic, “Have you eaten? I’ll scoop out some rice.”

“I’m not hungry,” Mu Cidian said, “I need to leave.”

“Are you heading to Xin Zaozao’s place?” Lei Qian asked.

Mu Cidian’s throat constricted.

“It’s fine, I was just asking.” Lei Qian forced a smile. She said, “I’m not like Auntie, I understand.”

Mu Cidian didn’t say a word.

“You go on, I’ll pack up and leave. Whenever you have time, let’s get our divorce papers sorted.” Lei Qian offered a gentle smile.

Mu Cidian replied, “Wait for my return.”

Lei Qian looked at him.

“Let’s discuss this when I return.”

Lei Qian looked at Mu Cidian doubtfully.

But she dared not to have too many expectations.

Mu Cidian didn’t say much more. He got up and left.

He got into his car, and drove off to Xin Zaozao’s place.

Four days had passed since his mother’s death.

And four days since he found out Xin Zaozao was pregnant.

In these four days, it seemed as if everything had already happened.

He parked his car at the entrance of the residential complex.

Before going to Xin Zaozao’s house, he stopped by a supermarket and bought an assortment of fresh ingredients.

He carried the ingredients up to Xin Zaozao’s front door.

He attempted to unlock it with his fingerprint.

His fingerprint was still “verification failed”.

However.

He remembered Xin Zaozao once told him the password to the fingerprint lock.

He forgot it that night because he was not in his right mind, but now he remembered it clearly.

He reprogrammed his fingerprint.

After re-verifying, he opened the door.

It was just after 4 in the afternoon.

As expected, Xin Zaozao was not home.

With Xin Zaozao’s personality, unless she was literally incapable of getting out of bed, she would never skip out on work.

He put all the food he had brought back in the refrigerator, then took out some fresh ingredients to start cooking.

He calmly prepared everything.

Just past 6 in the evening, the door opened.

Xin Zaozao walked into the house and saw Mu Cidian in the kitchen.

She paused slightly.

She asked, “What are you doing here?”

Mu Cidian turned to look at her, “I came to get my things.”

Xin Zaozao’s heart ached slightly. She gave a faint smile, “Oh, did you get everything?”

“Everything’s collected.” Mu Cidian replied.

Between cooking, he had managed to pack all his stuff into suitcases.

Actually, he didn’t have many things.

So, one suitcase was enough.

Now, the suitcase was beside the sofa.

Xin Zaozao saw it.

Xin Zaozao said, “Now that you’ve gathered your things, go.”

“I made chicken soup.” Mu Cidian said, “You should have some.”

“I’ve lost the baby.” Xin Zaozao said bluntly.

“I know.” Mu Cidian nodded.

He knew that Xin Zaozao would never have his child.

He knew that Xin Zaozao would never give him a child.

It was all in his mind.

He said, “Taking care of yourself after a miscarriage is also important.”

“That’s my business.” Xin Zaozao remained indifferent.

Mu Cidian didn’t say more.

He still placed a bowl of chicken soup on the table.

He didn’t pressure Xin Zaozao to drink it, nor did he drink it himself.

After putting it down, he took off his apron.

From now on.

He would no longer need to use it.

He put on his coat, picked up his suitcase.

Xin Zaozao watched his movements with a cold gaze.

Mu Cidian said, “I’ve bought a lot of fresh ingredients and put them in the refrigerator. Try to eat at home during your recovery period. Remember to use warm water when you cook and wash dishes.”

Xin Zaozao kept her silence.

“I’ll delete my fingerprint from the lock. Remember to change the password for the fingerprint settings.” Mu Cidian reminded.

Xin Zaozao just looked at him.

“Xin Zaozao, take care of yourself in the future.” At this moment, Mu Cidian was very solemn.

He was saying goodbye to her very solemnly.

Xin Zaozao looked at his retreating figure, bit her lip, and asked, “Did your mother die?”

In fact, she didn’t know.

It was Song Lifei who told her.

He mentioned that Lei Qian had posted on social media and many students from their class went to the funeral.

Xin Zaozao didn’t go.

Song Lifei didn’t go either.

Because at that time, Song Lifei was away for a project.

The retreating figure of Mu Cidian paused for a moment, “Yes.”

“So that’s why you didn’t come that night, right?” Xin Zaozao asked him.

She admitted, she waited for him that night for a long time.

But he didn’t come.

Mu Cidian turned around, he said, “Actually, what could have changed if I had come or not.”

“Indeed.” Xin Zaozao nodded.

“I can’t change you.”

Xin Zaozao’s throat moved slightly.

“I can’t keep going either.” Mu Cidian said, in a low and calm voice.

Xin Zaozao laughed faintly.

She laughed, and at that moment, an inexplicable pain struck her heart.

So giving up is really simple.

She just looked at Mu Cidian silently without saying a word, with a faint smile on her face.

“Xin Zaozao.” Mu Cidian called her name.

Xin Zaozao looked at him.

“You said that day, even the good Lei Qian couldn’t touch me… Now, I’m touched.” Mu Cidian told her, telling her very clearly.

Xin Zaozao still had an indifferent smile on her face.

“And I, could never touch you.”

After saying this, Mu Cidian left.

Xin Zaozao watched the door close.

The moment it closed, she heard the sound of operating fingerprints on the door. Mu Cidian was deleting his fingerprints.

After so many years of entanglement and mutual torment.

Their grudges.

Completely ended the moment Wan Quan died.

Xin Zaozao laughed faintly.

She felt relieved.

From now on, there would be no more involvement with the Mu or Wan families.

She turned and walked into her house.

Walking in, she saw the bowl of chicken soup on the table, which was giving off an appetizing aroma.

Her throat moved slightly.

She walked over and picked it up.

Picked it up and took a sip.

The new beginning of Xin Zaozao and Mu Cidian started with that bowl of porridge he made.

She didn’t expect that the end with Mu Cidian would also be marked by this bowl of soup.

She looked at the bowl of chicken soup in front of her, and her vision became blurred!

…

Mu Cidian completely left Xin Zaozao’s house.

He drove back to Wan Quan’s house.

Lei Qian was still waiting for him at home.

Seeing him come back with his luggage, she felt a surge of emotion.

In her mind, once Mu Cidian went to Xin Zaozao’s place, he wouldn’t come back.

But, he did come back.

And he even brought all his luggage back with him.

“Mu Cidian… ”

“Xin Zaozao and I have completely broken up.” Mu Cidian said.

In fact, it can’t even be considered a breakup.

They never dated.

Lei Qian’s eyes were red.

“I still don’t like you.” Mu Cidian didn’t mince words.

Lei Qian nodded, “I know. I know.”

“So I can’t promise you anything.”

“I don’t need it.” Lei Qian quickly replied, “I never thought about getting any promise from you or what you would do for me. I said before, after my aunt’s death, I will leave, and I won’t be a burden to you.”

“But we can start by dating.” Mu Cidian said.

Lei Qian was stunned.

She thought she had heard it wrong.

“I’m not really clean either.” Mu Cidian said, “You know Xin Zaozao, I’ve been with her, and I had a fiancée before, we were also together.”

“I don’t mind.” Lei Qian quickly said, “I really don’t mind these things.”

“Lei Qian, what I mean is that I don’t really know how to love. Even though I’ve been involved with two women, and in the future…” Mu Cidian gave Lei Qian a smile.

It was the first time Lei Qian saw Mu Cidian smile at her, a smile that seemed so beautiful.

She had been in love with Mu Cidian since high school, for many years.

She never dared to expect any results between her and Mu Cidian.

At this moment, she wanted to cry with happiness.

She said, “I don’t need you to know how to date, I don’t need you to change anything for me, I don’t even need you to do anything else for me. I can be by your side, which is enough. As long as you let me stay by your side, I feel really blessed.”

Mu Cidian smiled faintly, he reached out and gently held Lei Qian in his arms, “I’ll be counting on you in the future.”

“Yes, yes.” Lei Qian was nodding furiously.

She leaned into Mu Cidian’s arms, feeling it was the happiest moment of her life.

Regardless of whether Mu Cidian loves her now, or whatever reason he has for being with her, as long as she can be by his side, she is content.

Mu Cidian held Lei Qian in his arms.

He didn’t have any romantic feelings for the woman in his arms, but he was touched by her devotion.

Since he can’t obtain so-called love in his life, why not make others happy!

He should have let go of his obsessions from the past long ago.

…

Half a year later.

Wan Quan had been dead for half a year.

Time passed quickly.

The emotions that were once thought to be unforgettable have faded with time.

Like the longing for loved ones, like the obsession with love.

Half a year later, Mu Cidian’s gaming business had made significant progress. The game he developed had already taken up 30 percent of the market share in a short time. Millions of users were playing his game, becoming a dark horse in the gaming industry. Mu Cidian remained behind the scenes, continuing to operate even after the company was established. He never made a public appearance, which piqued the media’s interest and inadvertently gave his business a lot of free publicity.

Yin Qin, watching Mu Cidian’s development, couldn’t help but admire the strength of this man. From having nothing to his current success, it was simply legendary. If he had known this, he would have let Mu Cidian work with him, then he could just be the boss and put his feet up!

What a pity, such a pity.

“Hey, Mu Cidian, I’m getting married.” Yin Qin said to Mu Cidian on the phone.

He invited Mu Cidian to his wedding.

Finally, finally after several years of pursuit, Luo Xiaolang agreed to his proposal.

If he had known that his second proposal would be so difficult, he would rather die a thousand deaths, than to have left Luo Xiaolang at their wedding venue!